Development and evaluation of a quantitative PCR assay for detection of Hepatozoon sp.

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Criado Fornelio, A ^a   Buling, A ^a   Cunha Filho, N A ^b   Ruas, J L ^b   Farias, N A R ^b   Rey Valeiron, C ^c   Pingret, J L ^d   Etievant, M ^d   Barba Carretero, J C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e Laboratorio de Diagnostico Veterinario Dr Barba   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Hepatozoon sp.; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATOZOON SPECIE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON CANIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36249023235     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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